Tony Hazzard

British singer/songwriter Tony Hazzard was born on October 31, 1943 in Liverpool, England. He started playing both the guitar and the ukulele at an early age. Hazzard studied music at Durham University. Tony was introduced to BBC story editor Tony Garnett through a mutual friend. Garnett convinced Hazzard to move to London, England in order to pursue his songwriting ambitions. Tony subsequently signed up with music publisher Gerry Bron and went on to write hit songs for such artists as Manfred Mann ("Fox on the Run," "Ha! Ha! Said the Clown," "My Name is Jack"), Richard Barnes ("Go North," "Take to the Mountains"), Lulu ("Me, the Peaceful Heart"), The Hollies ("Listen to Me"), Gene Pitney ("Marie Elena"), The Yardbirds ("Goodnight Sweet Josephine"), Herman's Hermits ("You Won't Be Leaving"), The Tremeloes ("Hello World"), Cherry Smash ("Fade Away Maureen"), and Cliff Richard ("The Sound of the Candyman's Trumpet"). Other artists who have recorded Hazzard's songs are Andy Williams, The Swinging Blue Jeans, The Family Dogg, The Casuals, and Simon Dupree and the Big Sound. Hazzard released three sadly unsuccessful solo albums in the late 60s and early 70s: 1969's "Tony Hazzard Sings Tony Hazzard," 1971's "Loudwater House," and 1973's "Was That Alright Then." He sings backing vocals on the Elton John albums "Tumbleweed Connection" and "Honky Chateau." Tony both composed the funky score for and provided several groovy songs to the soundtrack of the 1970 Joe Sarno softcore feature "Daddy, Darling." In 2005 he released the two disc CD compilation "Go North: The Bronze Anthology." Tony Hazzard continues to write music at his home in Cornwall, England.